The Second Sunday after Pentecost

Divine Service     

Arrogant Israel has a horrid disdain for God’s will.  They behave like heathens, but God safeguards them from annihilation with the promise of Jesus through the lineage of Jacob.  We, too, are heirs of the promise, clothed with Christ through the waters of Holy Baptism.  The tomb is now powerless.  Sin and death yield to Christ’s Gospel proclamation.  In this very word, Jesus binds together shattered lives, disarms sin with forgiveness, heals with mercy.  All this He does for us!  

 

Isaiah 65:1-9

Galatians 3:23-4:7

Luke 8:26-39

 

O God, You have prepared for those who love You such good things as surpass our understanding. Cast out all sins and evil desires from us, and pour into our hearts Your Holy Spirit to guide us into all blessedness; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

 

“God’s Own Child, I Gladly Say It”  LSB 594

“Rise, Shine, You People”   LSB 825

“We All Believe in One True God”   LSB 954

“Draw Near and Take the Body of the Lord”     LSB 637

“Just As I Am, without One Plea”     LSB 570

“Oh, for a Thousand Tongues to Sing”     LSB 528

“Away from Us!’ the Demon Cried”     LSB 541